In the third year of Yonghui (652 AD), the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, at dusk.

The escort team was chased by Tong Wenbao and Seven Fairies, and was forced to go up the mountain to the front of the cableway. Jiu Niang successfully escaped to the opposite side of the cliff. Erniu killed the thief under Wu Kang's feet, awakened Wu Kang who was distracted, and pushed him across the bridge. Wu Kang no longer hesitated, stepped onto the cableway with his sword and shouted loudly: "Erniu will go with me!"

Holding the smooth wooden vine with both hands, stepping on the single vine carefully, walking more than three meters away, feeling something was wrong. Stopped, the wooden vine was not shaking, and then turned around and looked behind him. The battle was in full swing, but Erniu stood at the bridge head in a daze. Wu Kang scolded anxiously: "What are you doing while standing, waiting to die? Hurry up and go up the bridge!"

Erniu did not move at all, turned his head and looked behind him, and there were more than a dozen bodyguards, forming a fan to protect the bridge, and swung his sword to fight countless bamboo guns. In front of them, dozens of corpses were lying, with their own people and enemies. Looking at the blood stains on the black-clad corpses, Erniu slowly turned around and looked directly at Wu Kang and asked, "Is Wu Shuai really? Why do they try their best to protect you?"

He was so angry that he was not in the mood to think about this. Wu Kang yelled: "What are you nervous about? Do you want your brothers to die in vain? Go to the bridge immediately. This is the command... Erniu, what are you doing? Put the knife down and go to the bridge immediately! I will say it again, this is the command!"

Jiang Erniu held his neck with a knife and grinned bitterly, "Wu Shuai once said that it is easy to punish the ruffians, but the hardest thing is not to despise them. You are brothers and brothers, and you don't look down on them. Let them eat chickens and make them earn money to support their families with dignity, so they obey your orders."

A black-clad bodyguard fell to the bridge, with a few bamboo guns inserted into it, and his whole body was twitching violently. Erniu looked directly at Wu Kang again and continued: "Wenruo's family works in Wushuai's store. You give the Wen family three stagnant money every year. They live a good life! Brothers know that if they die, they will get treatment from the Wen family, so they will work for you..."

"We won't say this," Wu Kang interrupted him and said with a kind look: "No matter who follows me, I will not treat you badly. Erniu, listen to me, put down your knife, and leave with me. I promise you that my brothers' families will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives!"

Jiang Erniu shook his head and said, "If something happens to Ninth Lady, we will all be buried with you; if something happens to Wu Shuai, we will not receive treatment from the Wen family. Wu Shuai is worried that the bridge will not be stable, and if he does not walk with Ninth Lady, Erniu is also worried that the bridge will not be stable. Erniu begs you... leave quickly!"

With a wail, another bodyguard died tragically. Jiang Erniu raised his voice and turned his emotions and blushed. Wu Kang did not dare to delay, so he turned his head and held the wooden vine in order to speed up the time as much as possible while ensuring safety. He already knew in his heart that if he did not escape from danger, Erniu would not go up the bridge.

Every step I take will shake, which is harder than walking a tightrope. I keep taking deep breaths and dare not look down. I move my steps mechanically based on my feelings. As I go further and further, I can gradually see Jiuniang's face clearly. She clenched her fists and placed her chest, and her face turned red due to tension.

The little girl has too strong psychological quality. I really can't imagine that she can cross the bridge. Wu Kang was convinced... The moment she stepped on the cliff with her feet, her heart was finally put in her stomach, and she was thrusting like a drum. She was excited after the disaster, her face burned, and she was breathing heavily.

He patted the shoulder of the person in his arms, hugged her and turned around, his hands were trumpet-shaped, and he shouted to the cliff: "I have reached the other side, Erniu has reached the other side, Erniu has entered the bridge..."

Over and over again, like a repeater, under the afterglow of the sunset, the two niu finally got on the cable bridge. However, in less than two minutes, the incident occurred again and the bodyguards were wiped out. The wooden vine shook violently, and more than a dozen pursuers also got on the cable road.

The thief threw away the bamboo gun and carried the bodyguard's sword on his waist. The leader was only about a meter away from Erniu and kept reducing the distance. They were all locals, and their ability to control the cableway was far stronger than that of Jiang Erniu. Wu Kang was worried and secretly sweated.

A voice came from my arms: "If I were you, I would cut off the vine bridge without hesitation. The bodyguards were all dead, no one believed the thief's words, and the truth would be covered forever... Erlang, don't look at me with this kind of eyes. I am a woman, not a gentleman. For you, I can sacrifice anyone's life!"

Is this being flirted by a girl? Wu Kang was a little confused. He looked at his tender and firm face and shook his head and smiled bitterly after a few breaths: "Is this just a river of burning the bridge? Don't talk to me about Liu Bang, and don't talk about Liu Bei. I don't have that cruel heart. I won't give up Erniu until I have to, after all, I have been with me for so long."

"You are good at everything, but your heart is too soft." Jiu Niang left her arms and taught her a lesson with a stern face: "I should have killed the witch in Wuzhou. It was because you were too soft-hearted and caused the disaster today. Erlang, who died more than 20 capable subordinates, is more important than a stranger?"

Wu Kang was a little stunned and looked straight at the high altitude cable car, not answering Jiu Niang's words. Maybe she was right, but my code of conduct was worthy of my conscience. Shouts came from the quiet valley, and they looked in the sound, and the two ox danced and the three wooden vines swayed back and forth.

When they arrived at the center of the bridge, the pursuers did not dare to move. The distance between the two sides was less than one meter. Erniu shouted loudly: "The thief is faster than me, and I can't escape. I will hold them back, and Wu Shuai cut off the wooden vines and help the brothers avenge their brothers..."

Wu Kang's pupils tightened, his head buzzed, he opened his mouth and scolded him sternly, but he couldn't say a word. Once the vine bridge was cut off, including Erniu, they would fall off the cliff and smash it to pieces. Killing his brother with his own hands is absolutely impossible! What should I do if my eyebrows were twisted into knots?

The crazy laughter sounded again, Erniu shook the wooden vine hard, his body was shaking, and a heroic shout came again: "Shishuai Wu, I wanted to jump down by myself, but I was a coward and I didn't have the courage to commit suicide. Shishuai Wu helped me, please!"

The mountain stream screamed in a long scream, and a thief fell from the cliff with one knife. He held the knife and chopped Erniu down, and one fell unsteadily. Others dared not act rashly anymore, grabbed the swaying wooden vine, and Erniu laughed even more arrogantly: "You wait for the slaves in the field, continue to chop Naiweng, continue to chop, a group of scumbags without eggs..."

The high-altitude cableway is like a three-line score, and the people on the bridge are like notes, and they are constantly jumping in height, playing the crazy laughter of Erniu and the dirty words of the thief... The music played by life is so filthy and so round and smooth.

Wu Kang's brain was blank, and there was only Erniu's unrestrained smile in his pupils. Suddenly, he felt something strange around his waist. He subconsciously reached out to grab it, grabbed the soft and boneless hand on the hilt of the knife. He stared at Hua Rong's face, subconsciously shook his head, and suddenly changed like a mountain collapsed, and he had no time to adapt.

Jiuniang begged hard with her fingers and begged with a crying voice: "Erlang let go, don't be indecisive, Erniu did the right thing. Once the thief goes ashore, he will definitely die. We? You can't escape. Take your hand away... and take it away!"

When the knife was unsheathed, it fell heavily to the ground. This knife was specially customized, with a size of 30 kilograms, and one knife could cut the pig two pieces. Jiu Niang gritted her teeth, held the handle of the knife with both hands and pulled it hard, staggered to the edge of the bridge, exerting her strength, and could not lift the knife at all. She squatted on the ground, cried, and shouted "Erlang" with tears in her eyes.

The pupils were scattered and the light was gathered. He looked at Jiuniang, looked at Tong Wenbao, Seven Fairies, and Mima thieves. His eyes fell on Erniu, and he was still shaking the wooden vine desperately, pulling his throat and shouting. Wu Kang smiled bitterly, and he came to the bridge in two steps, lifting his knife and swinging his arms, and a wooden vine broke in response.

Another thief fell off the cliff, and his figure became smaller and smaller. Sanxian changed into an erhu. People on the bridge grabbed the strings with their hands and stepped on the strings, shaking. With a blunt laugh, Erniu whispered: "Their screams are so scary that I dare not jump even more. Wu Shuai suffered some pain and continued to chop!"

Wu Kang smiled slightly and shouted at the top of his voice: "There is a routine, jumping on a cliff and hanging branches, obtaining peerless martial arts, and reaching the peak of life. When I was a child, I had a dream and wanted to become a peerless master, so I climbed up the Mang Mountain, but I didn't have the courage to jump. Erniu helped me complete it, Duan Yu, Yang Guo, and Zhang Wuji all succeeded, and you will succeed."

Two sword lights flashed, and several shouts continued... The screams disappeared for a long time, Wu Kang slowly opened his eyes, and three wooden vines hang down on the mountain wall, without a single figure. This is normal. The power of a person holding a rope cannot overcome the increase in power, and it is impossible to get stuck in the tree. Everyone, including Erniu, must have no living habits.

There was no thief on the opposite side, so he should go down the mountain and would soon climb the mountain. It would be dark immediately. It would be impossible for them to go up the mountain by themselves. It would be safe tonight. Wu Kang made up his mind to spend the night on the mountain tonight.

With a knife in her hair, she came to Jiu Niang and squatted down, carried her on her back and walked towards the dense forest. The sky gradually became dark, and Wu Kang stopped, put Jiu Niang down, and rested under a big tree. Jiu Niang knew that he was uncomfortable and snuggled in his arms.

In about half an hour, the full moon rose to the sky, passing through the sparse branches. Wu Kang looked around and appeared vines on a big tree. He walked over and pulled them hard. It was quite strong. He drew his sword and cut off several sections, tied them together to form a long rope. He waved the horizontal knife again, cut off all the vines and pulled them down around the trunk.

Pick those thin ones, wrap your shoes and wrists to increase friction. Take a deep breath, slowly get up on the tree, stand on the solid branches, and see that they are eight or nine meters high. Tie the vine rope around your waist, tie the branch on the other end, pull out the horizontal knife and squat down, hold the handle of the knife in one hand and pinch the back of the knife in the other hand, and cut the trunk like a sharpening knife.

On the main trunk and branch, cut out more than ten centimeters of plane, take off the sheepskin wine bag at your waist, sprinkle realgar wine. Untie the vine rope at your waist and throw it down, and shout to Jiu Niang under the tree: "Tie the rope on your waist, I'll pull you up, and spend the night on the tree tonight."

He pulled her up the tree hard, let her lean on the trunk on the back, and rode the branches with her legs. He approached carefully and tied her to the trunk with a vine rope. Jiu Niang asked softly for no reason: "What do I do to tie me up? Why do I sleep on the tree? Why do I sprinkle realgar wine?"

Wu Kang was silent for a moment and replied: "There are many poisonous insects and beasts, and it is not safe to sleep under them. Except for cat animals such as tigers and leopards, such as wild boars, bears and blind men, they will not climb trees. When sleeping on trees, they naturally have to tie up to prevent them from falling. As for realgar wine, it is used to drive away poisonous snakes and mosquitoes, snakes don't have to worry about them, they are all hibernating."

Unlocked the cloak behind her, covered her body, and wrapped the vine rope around the tree branch above her head, tied her waist, and sat in front of her. Seeing that he was in a low mood, Jiu Niang comforted her softly: "Don't be sad, Erlang, in that case, Erniu's choice was right. When he came, the thief would come, and he could not escape death."

Wu Kang was silent for a long time and forced a smile and said, "Don't worry about me. In fact, Erniu was not dead. He was blocked by the branches and saved his life. He appeared at the bottom of the cliff... Nine Yang Divine Arts, entering the martial arts world. He possessed peerless martial arts, made a world, became the leader of the martial arts world, and reached the peak of his life."

Jiuniang was confused and Zhan Yan smiled and changed the topic: "I first arrived in Muzhou this morning. In that village, I encountered a bad official who killed pigs. You enlightened me at that time and said that this was the Tang Dynasty version... Only the officials of the state were allowed to set fires, and the people were not allowed to light the lamps. Is there any allusion? Can you tell me?"

After trying hard to recall for a moment, Wu Kang began to popularize science: "There was a state official named Tian Deng in the Song Dynasty who climbed high and looked far away. The governor of Muzhou was a virtue and did not allow the people to lift 'lanterns', or even light 'lanterns. Anyone who was guilty of a taboo would be beaten at the least, and the worst was sentenced. The charge was for "insulting the local chief," and even the officials and soldiers under his command did not let go."

"This is too ridiculous," Jiu Niang was stunned and said unbelievably: "There is a 'Zhu' in the name of Jianggou, so she killed the pigs of the people. Tiangou Official is even more domineering. She doesn't even allow the lights to be lit, and the court doesn't care?"

"The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the local officials are the local emperors." Wu Kang sighed lightly and continued: "On the Lantern Festival, according to the convention, three-day lanterns are placed to celebrate, and the yamen posted notices to let the people watch the lanterns. This is difficult to destroy the officials who wrote notices. They cannot write 'lanterns' or homophonics, and they must also let the people understand the meaning... Jiuniang, what would you do if you were a notice official?"

Jiu Niang blinked the deer's eyes and laughed, "Did the official write the lights as setting fires, setting fires for three days to celebrate Shangyuan? The people mistakenly thought that the government set fires, and they packed up the fine and soft things to escape... Erlang, do you think I guess right?"

Seeing her cute appearance, Wu Kang couldn't help but smile and nodded and praised: "Jiu Niang is smart and guessed at all. Later generations used this allusion and sentence to satirize the domineering stolen officials. But don't change the topic. If you tell the official, will you write a fire for three days?"

"Of course it's impossible." Seeing him laughing, Jiu Niang thought for a moment and said, "If it were me, she would have painted a lamp on the notice. Even if the people understood the meaning, the dog officials would not be able to find fault. It's a good thing! Unfortunately, there is no chance, and women cannot be an official..."

Wu Kang smiled and said, "This is not necessarily the case. Maybe decades later, women can not only become officials, but also become emperors. Painting is also a bad idea. If you want to add a crime, you will be in trouble. When you encounter such a superior official, you will be unlucky. Don't forget to have a charge called "Moxuyou."

Jiuniang frowned slightly, and Wu Kang quickly reacted and told her allusions that were false. But I didn't know that it was out of control. From false to Yue Fei, to Teacher Shan Tianfang's storytelling version of "The Biography of Yue Fei". The bright moonlight was shrouded in, one was talked endlessly, and the other was full of relish, and the artistic conception was extremely warm.

When she fell asleep, she gently put her embroidered shoes on the branches and tied them to the branches. Looking at the bright moonlight, she gradually removed her disguise. When she thought of Erniu’s death, she couldn’t help but feel sad. When she returned to Wuzhou, how could she explain to Daniu? And the family of the bodyguards?

After sadness, hatred was caused by Wen Ruo and the two oxes died because of Chen Shuozhen, and this hatred was irreconcilable. Historical records show that in October next year, Chen Shuozhen rebelled and attacked Wuzhou that month.

We must make complete preparations, first eat Tong Wenbao's vanguard, cut off his head and pay tribute to the second cow. Then maximize the interests. After the imperial edict issued by the court, other states encircled troops and horses to eliminate the rebellion before the arrival of the rebellion, and eat this cake alone. Cut off Chen Shuozhen's head and pay tribute to Wen like a soul.

The merit of suppressing rebellion is greater than that of heaven. If you reward merits, you will get at least one person to participate in the military. This is the second in command of a state, second only to the governor. If you think about history carefully, it seems that after Cui Yixuan suppressed the rebellion, he was recognized by the court and ordered the Censor to return to Chang'an to become a Beijing official. If this is the case, the position of governor is vacant, is it okay?

I couldn't help but have a cold war, scared myself, turned my head to look at Jiu Niang Sleeping, and my terrible thoughts became stronger. Soon I made up my mind and asked my nominal teacher Zhao Biejia to come to Lao Cui to propose marriage.

If Lao Cui agrees, he finds a way to get married next year and become Cui Yixuan's son-in-law. According to the court's convention, the governor will be promoted to a capital official. The court will consider the opinion of the former governor when the new governor is promoted. He will do his best to help him quell the rebellion. He is his son-in-law and he should repay his favor.

If Lao Cui recommends it, if the court agrees, can it be... I soon smiled bitterly, it shouldn't be possible. After all, I will only be eighteen next year. The 18-year-old governor and the 18-year-old highest state chief, and not a member of the royal family, will definitely be a big quarrel in the court.

He shook his head with his own ridiculed thoughts, and he gradually fell asleep. The next day, he was awakened by the cold, woke up Jiu Niang and came down from the tree. He picked a few wild fruits to satisfy his hunger, and after packing up, he was ready to go down the mountain. He was careful all the way, and Wu Kang had a premonition that he would not escape from the sky so easily.

The mountain is very big, and it is difficult to find the way down the mountain. After about an hour, I returned to the original place. The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and got lost. Wu Kang climbed up the tree again, climbed to a higher point, and looked around. Halfway through the mountain, in the dense jungle, he could vaguely see smoke rising.

He roughly determined the location, came down from the tree, and said to Jiu Niang: "There is a village over there, which should be a hunter in the mountains. Do you have more money on it? Then hire hunters as a guide and take us down the mountain."

Jiuniang laughed and said, "There are still five taels of silver, which is definitely enough. But Erlang, we are already lost and can't get out of here at all, so how can we get to the village?"

Wu Kang frowned and pondered, then shook his head and said, "I have no good idea, but I have to leave. The enemy is a mountain citizen. I will find us sooner or later, and I cannot sit and wait for death. Jiu Niang, don't worry, I promise you that I will take you back to Wuzhou safely."

"I'm not worried," Jiu Niang smiled playfully and said, "In my heart, you are all omnipotent, just like Ye Ye, I believe in you!"

Was flirted by a girl again? Wu Kang curled his lips and thought to himself that this future wife would not have an Oedipus complex, right? Although Lao Cui is knowledgeable, upright, and strong in politics, he is far from being "omnipotent"?

He laughed dryly, took off the horizontal knife from his waist, led Jiu Niang to the scabbard, and cut through the blade. In order to prevent him from going around again, he made marks at the root of the shrub every not far away. According to his memory in his heart, he rushed to the small mountain village...
Chapter completed!